Thursday 29 October 2009

PRIMROSE DAYS



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The black-and-white advert above is from Rhyl Urban District Council's tourist guide book of 1921. Rhyl & Potteries Motors/Primrose Motor Coaches were based at 14-15 West Parade on a corner of Queen Street, and they were operated partly by the Robins family. In 1933-34 on that site the family built their art deco style cafĂ© – now Les Harker’s Corner Cafe.

The larger of the two sepia images is from Rhyl History Club Community Archive and must have been taken in 1920s or very early ‘30s. It shows a group of passengers having the customary picture taken before a trip (all part of the service).

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SAT 30th JAN 2016 UPDATE: Just arrived here at Jones Towers is the following image of a Primrose Motor Coaches trip to Dyserth Falls – with helpful note to the effect that Primrose coaches were yellow. Well I never, thanks Jimmy!

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MON 17th SEP 2018 UPDATE: Another gang of soon-to-be trippers outside the Rhyl & Potteries Motors booking office on corner of West Parade and Queen Street, circa 1930:


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